The Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF) provides a set of protocols for communication between the Network Management System (NMS) and devices. The NMS can use NETCONF to install, maintain, and delete the configuration of devices.
NETCONF provides mechanisms to install, maintain, and delete the configuration of devices on distributed networks. For example, device configuration can be restored and new configuration data can be added.
To ensure secure and smooth communication between the network management system (NMS) and a device managed by the NMS, enable the Secure Shell (SSH) service on the server and deploy the NMS on the client. This section describes only the configuration of the server. For details about the NMS configuration, see the related NMS configuration manual.
This section describes how to translate configuration commands into XML packets in the NETCONF YANG model. The obtained packets help you manage devices through the NETCONF model.